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Carbondale, IL vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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- The median age of a home in Carbondale is 23.3% older than the median age of a home in Tuscaloosa.
 Carbondale, ILTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Median Home Age43  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$192,400$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock46.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.35.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$3.6$11.0
 Homes Owned21.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock24.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented58.7%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Carbondale, ILTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,280$1,840
 Studio Apartment$610  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$840$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$920  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,300$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,340  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Carbondale, ILTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented2.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock16.3%3.6%
 Vacant Other7.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Carbondale, ILTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9993.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99911.8%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock5.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99926.6%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock19.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99911.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock11.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9995.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock7.2%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Carbondale, ILTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock16.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.4%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock14.9%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.3%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.9%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock3.6%12.2%
Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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